About this episode

This episode discusses China's education policy reforms, transnational repression, and the political purge of Ma Xingrui.

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews new policies enacted by China’s Education Ministry aimed at reducing excess stress and pressure among primary and secondary school students. Next, Miles looks into China’s campaign of transnational repression and coercion against human rights advocates and legal experts with familial ties to members of ethnic minority groups living in China. Finally, Miles discusses the recent political purge of Politburo member and former Xinjiang chief, Ma Xingrui, as the third such purge in recent months related to China’s aerospace program. China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute’s China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world’s future.

People in this episode

Host: Miles Yu

Topics covered

• Education Policy Reform
• Transnational Repression
• Political Purge
• Human Rights
• China's Aerospace Program

Keywords

• China
• Education Ministry
• transnational repression
• Ma Xingrui
• political purge
• human rights
• aerospace program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China’s Education Ministry, Hudson Institute, China Center

Places: China, Xinjiang

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